Rack



March 25, 1930.

B. H. NEWCOMER 1,751,878

RACK

Filed June 8, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Toda 5 I L J Specials In venior fiy dm/k /7 Wan comer flmdolih A iiorney March 25, 1930. B. H. NEWCOMER 1,751,878

RACK

Fi led June 8, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 By 2mm A iiorney Inventor Patented Mar. 25, 1930 UNITED STATE$ PATENT OFFICE RACK Application filed June 8, 1929. Serial No. 369,391.

The present invention is particularly de signed for holding paper bags and the prime object of the present invention resides in the provision of means for holding various sized paper bags so that the same may be conveniently and quickly removed without rumpling or otherwise mussing up the bags.

Another very important object of the invention resides in the provision of a rack 9 structure of this nature which is provided on its rear side with an advertising board.

A still further very important object of the invention resides in the provision of a rack of this nature which is simple in its 3 construction, strong and durable, inexpensive to manufacture, compact and convenient in its arrangement of parts, thoroughly efiicient and reliable in use and otherwise Well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the r combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the rack embodying the features of my invention,

Figure 2 is a front elevation thereof,

Figure 3 is a rear elevation thereof,

Figure 4 is a top plan view thereof, and

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 55 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that numeral 5 denotes a base plate adapted to rest flat on the floor and having in its front corners a pair of bars 6 rising perpendicularly therefrom and in its rear corners, a pair of bars 7 rising therefrom and inclining upwardly and forwardly toward the bars 6. As seen most clearly in Figures 3, 4 and 5 of the drawings, the opposed sides of the front pair of bars 6 and the rear pair of bars 7 converge toward their upper ends. A top plate 8 is mounted on the upper ends of the bars 6 and 7 and has a spindle 9 rising therefrom on which cord or twine in ball or spool form may be mounted.

A signboard such as a blackboard 10 is fitted to the bar 6 to extend thereacross and is in the front so as to be readily seen by the customers in the store and of course advertising indicia may be written thereon.

A plurality of superposed shelves 11 are mounted in spaced parallelism between the bars 6 and 7 inclining downwardly and rearwardly and have their lower edges formed with central notches 12 and having thereon clips 14c one to each side of each notch 12. Due to the inclination of the inner faces of the pairs of bars 6 and 7, the width of the shelves 11 is progressively reduced from the lowermost to the uppermost thereof. Rods 15 extend across the upper surfaces of the shelves and are spring pressed downwardly by springs 16 anchored on the shelves below or on the bottom 5 as with the lowermost shelf.

Obviously different sized bags are placed on the shelves since these shelves decrease in length from bottom to top and the bags are placed under the spring pressed rods 15 and the ends of the bags abut the clips let. Obviously one bag at a time may be easily removed from the shelves and the groceryman or the like may see at a glance the proper sized bags and conveniently and easily collect the same. From the above detailed description, it will be seen that I have devised an apparatus which is exceedingly simple in its construction, and may be manufactured at a low cost.

The structure further affords convenience in collecting the paper bags and affords an advertising medium for the storekeeper.

The present embodiment of the invention has been disclosed in considerable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since in actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new is:

A rack structure of the class described comprising a base, a pair of front bars rising perpendicularly from the base, a pair of rear bars rising from the base, the opposed sides of the pairs of bars converging. upwardly, a plurality of superposed she'lyes mounted between the bars the Widths of which are pro gressively reduced from the lowermost to the uppermost thereofg-spring pressedrodsacrossi the shelves and extending beyond the marginal edges thereof and retractile springs cured, at one end, to theopposite end portions of the rods and haying their opposite end: anchored to. the subjacent Sl'lGl'IE.

In testimony: whereofl signature.

' BENJAMIN H. NEWGOMER. 

